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synonymia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
syn-onymia
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of two or more synonyms together to amplify or explain a given subject or term. A kind of repetition that adds force.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin synōnymia, from Ancient Greek συνωνυμία (sunōnumía). Doublet of synonymy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: συνωνυμία

Usage

Inflected Forms

synonymiae (plural)

Synonyms

synonymy

Questions

What does synonymia mean?
The use of two or more synonyms together to amplify or explain a given subject or term. A kind of repetition that adds force.
Where does synonymia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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